Pineapple Facts:
1. Pineapple is the third most canned fruit.
2. George Washington tasted pineapple in 1751 in Barbados - he declared it his favorite tropical fruit
3. Native to Brazil, Urauguay and Paraguay.
4. The World War II Mark 2 hand grenade was commonly known as 'the pineapple' because of the grooves cut ino its surface. Writer Ian Fleming employed 'pineapple' as a slang term for a grenade in his James Bond novels.
5. It takes 18 to 22 months for a pineapple to produce a singel 4 to 5 lb. fruit(they can weigh up to 20lbs.).
